HOUSTON — More than the down-turned economy has changed consumers' buying patterns, but the outlook is good, Dr. Rosita Thomas told seminar attendees at...More
TYLER, Texas — Over the past year, Brookshire Grocery Co, here has been developing and launching new lines of cheesecakes, loaf cakes and, more recently,...More
LANHAM, Md. — The social Safeway in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., just got more sociable with the store's grand reopening earlier this month....More
CINCINNATI — Retailers here expect an attention-getting celebration of National Donut Day, Friday, June 4, to boost doughnut sales for everybody for miles...More
NEW YORK — Supermarkets throughout the country offered kids and dads lots of ideas for making Mother's Day special this past weekend. Wegmans Food Markets...More
FAIRFIELD, Ohio — Jungle Jim's International Market has launched a new wholesale produce department to offer businesses in the area a new produce wholesale...More
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Even as the nation was emerging from the worst months of the recession, the Atlantic Bakery Expo was deemed a success, show officials...More
MIAMI — Super Bowl weekend is always a busy time for supermarkets, as shoppers stock up on food and drinks for the big game. But, when a grocer's hometown...More
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Riesbeck's Markets is putting high hopes on paczki this year, having outdone itself last year with record sales. With sales that...More
PITTSBURGH — Giant Eagle here has opened its first kosher bakery at a location
in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, according to a report in The
Jewish Chronicle....More
TORONTO — Ongoing negotiations to sell its U.S. bakery business have increased speculation that George Weston Ltd. here could use the proceeds from that sale to take Loblaw Cos. private....More
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio Riesbeck's Markets' annual Paczki Ball went on as scheduled despite blustery, snowy weather, and the crowd, as big as ever, purchased...More
Retailers are readying their bakeries for spring by creating sampling programs, cross-promotions and cross-merchandising schemes aimed at the holidays....More
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. For the first time, two supermarket cake decorators participated in the Retail Bakers of America decorating competition here and one...More
The approach of Thanksgiving kicks off prime time for sales in retail bakeries. To build traffic during the holiday season, retailers feature prominent...More
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - For the first time, two supermarket bakery decorators were scheduled to compete in the Retail Bakers of America national competition...More
INDIANAPOLIS - Marsh Supermarkets here uses a combination of careful screening of people, including employees, suppliers and distributors, as well as...More
It's hard to believe that pumpkin pie, carrot cake or chocolate icing could be hazardous to your health.Yet without adequate sanitation and food defense...More
GREENWOOD, Ind. - A lawsuit was filed against Wal-Mart Stores last week on behalf of a customer who became ill with salmonella after consuming ham and...More
Remember the controversy over trans fats? Well, they're out in the open now, and supermarket bakery customers don't seem to care.The fat labeling rule,...More
GENERAL MILLS SETS FUND-RAISER FOR NEW ORLEANSr every bag of Pillsbury Danish Mix purchased by bakeries to help rebuild New Orleans' baking industry,...More
When Jungle Jim's went hunting for the best desserts around, the retailer looked no further than its own backyard.Bon Bonerie, a beloved Cincinnati bakery,...More
There's nothing scary about Halloween deli and bakery sales this year.In fact, the holiday has delivered above-average returns to retailers with Halloween...More
FOOD LION NAMES DEBOER VP OF DELI, BAKERYd Tammy DeBoer vice president of deli, bakery and home meal solutions. DeBoer succeeds James Egan, who was appointed...More
